{"id":84996,"date":"2025-12-15T19:59:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/12\/15\/b-52-with-key-radar-upgrade-flies-to-edwards-for-testing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:26:12","slug":"b-52-with-key-radar-upgrade-flies-to-edwards-for-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/12\/15\/b-52-with-key-radar-upgrade-flies-to-edwards-for-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"B-52 with key radar upgrade flies to Edwards for testing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first B-52H Stratofortress to receive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/08\/05\/air-force-weighs-options-to-make-up-for-b-52-cost-schedule-breaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/08\/05\/air-force-weighs-options-to-make-up-for-b-52-cost-schedule-breaches\/\">major radar upgrade<\/a> last week flew to Edwards Air Force Base in California for testing, marking a significant milestone in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/02\/12\/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2024\/02\/12\/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers\/\">Air Force\u2019s work to modernize its oldest bomber fleet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52 conducted a ferry flight from Boeing\u2019s San Antonio, Texas, facility, where the new radar was installed, to Edwards on Dec. 8, the Air Force said in a Dec. 10 statement. A crew from the 49th Test Evaluation Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards conducted the ferrying flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that the bomber is at Edwards, the Air Force said a test team there will conduct ground and flight tests throughout 2026 to make sure the radar is operating properly and inform a decision later next year on whether to move it into production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The modernized Active Electronically Scanned Array radar installed in this B-52 replaced the bomber\u2019s legacy APQ-166 radar system, which the Air Force called \u201cantiquated and failing.\u201d The new AN\/APQ-188 Bomber Modernized Radar System, which was developed by Raytheon Technologies, provides upgraded navigation that will work in all forms of weather and improved targeting capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force said this radar update is a variant of the radar now used on the Air Force\u2019s F-15E and EX Eagle and the Navy\u2019s F\/A-18 Hornet fighters and will bring the B-52 comparable radar capabilities and ease of maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The B-52\u2019s new radar is planned to bring high-resolution ground mapping capabilities, which will improve its ability to accurately locate targets and track them across the surface or through the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"718\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52-radar-installation.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52-radar-installation.jpg.jpg 756w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52-radar-installation.jpg.jpg?resize=300,285 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The new Active Electronically Scanned Array, or AESA, radar is installed on a B-52 as part of the work to modernize the Cold War-era bombers. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The radar upgrades \u2014 along with new engines, avionics, weapons, communication systems and other components \u2014 are part of a planned nose-to-tail revamping of the Stratofortress fleet that is expected to be so sweeping that the bomber will be renamed the B-52J. The Air Force hopes these upgrades will allow the B-52, which has already been flying for about 65 years, to stay in service into the 2050s or beyond, meaning some bombers could be flying at 100 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe ferry flight of this upgraded B-52 marks an important moment in our efforts to modernize the bomber force,\u201d Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said in the statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis radar modernization ensures that the B-52 will continue to serve as a cornerstone of American airpower well into the future. We are committed to extending the life of this vital platform, allowing it to operate alongside next-generation fighter and bomber aircraft.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s bomber fleet is now made up of 76 B-52s, 19 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and 45 B-1B Lancers. As the service brings on the advanced B-21 Raider bomber, made by Northrop Grumman, it will continue to retire B-1s and B-2s into the 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At some point in the next decade, the service will have a two-bomber fleet of B-21s and B-52s and is upgrading the Stratofortresses to ensure they will be able to fight in a modern war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis milestone ensures our future airmen inherit a modernized, ready Air Force,\u201d Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said in the statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe B-52 Radar Modernization Program is about more than technology. 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